A routine traffic stop over the weekend on Interstate 80 in Buffalo County netted 3.5 lbs. of methamphetamine and the arrests of two California men. Around 9:45 p.m. on Saturday, a Nebraska State Patrol trooper stopped a westbound 2013 Subaru Legacy for following too close about two mi...

A routine traffic stop over the weekend on Interstate 80 in Buffalo County netted 3.5 lbs. of methamphetamine and the arrests of two California men. Around 9:45 p.m. on Saturday, a Nebraska State Patrol trooper stopped a westbound 2013 Subaru Legacy for following too close about two mi...

The Overton Fire and Rescue was dispatched to Southwest Overton on a report of a grass fire at approximately 10:50 a.m. Tuesday morning. According to the Overton Fire and Rescue, the fire started in the South ditch of Road 785 before spreading to a field South between Roads D and C. No injuries were...

An effort to reinstate the winner-take-all system in presidential elections has cleared a first-round vote in Nebraska's Legislature.
Lawmakers voted 31-17 on Monday to advance LB10 through the first of three required votes. Supporters of the bill overcame a legislative filibuster.
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Lawmakers have defeated a measure that could have opened the door to expanded gambling in Nebraska.
Senators voted 27-16 on Monday to indefinitely postpone the proposal, LB10CA, after less than an hour of debate. The proposed ballot measure by Sen. Paul Schumacher would have given lawmakers the ...

Country music group Alabama left the road in 2004 but, last year they returned to the concert circuit and will make a stop at this year's Buffalo County Fair in Kearney on July 24th. The announcement was made this morning on The River with host Gene Curtis. Alabama was formed 40 years ago by three y...

Community Calendar

Novel Stitchers meets on Tuesdays at 3 p.m. If you enjoy stitching—knitting, crocheting, quilting, cross stitch, needlepoint, or have another portable stitching project—join us at the library for 2 hours of stitching and visiting. We[...]

Pheasants Forever and the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission (NGPC) will host a tree pile burning workshop at the Guide Rock Community Center, 355 University Ave. on March 3. Presentations will include: Learning the tips[...]

The Lexington Public Library will be hosting Storytime on Wednesdays. Pre-readers and their caregivers are invited to share stories, finger-plays and other activities each Wednesday morning from 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Lexington[...]

Carlson and Carlson will be hosting a field pea production and marketing meeting at the warehouse north of Gothenburg, March 4th. Two pea industry leading companies, Legume Logic and Great Northern Ag will be talking[...]